{"id":19828,"date":"2026-02-08T13:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T07:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19828"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:14:16","slug":"dalma-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dalma-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jharkhand tourism minister recently launched a jungle safari and laid the foundation for 30 eco-cottages at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary in East Singhbhum. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located near Jamshedpur, in the East Singhbhum district of <\/span><b>Jharkhand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated around the <\/span><b>Dalma Hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the <\/span><b>Chottanagpur Plateau.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sanctuary gets its name from the <\/span><b>\u201cDalma mai\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>local goddess <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who is r<\/span><b>evered and worshipped by the local people <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the people of adjoining villages of Dalma.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inaugurated in 1975, it contains a<\/span><b> significant population of Indian Elephants.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The terrain here is hilly and rocky, with dense forests and grasslands.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire forest of Dalma Sanctuary falls in the <\/span><b>catchment of the Subarnarekha River and Dimna Lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Jamshedpur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It features two prominent <\/span><b>waterfalls, Sitaguldi and Dassam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>temple dedicated to Lord Shiva<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, known as the <\/span><b>Dalma Temple,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is inside the cover.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The forests of Dalma come under the category <\/span><b>\u201cDry peninsular Sal\u201d and \u201cNorthern dry mixed deciduous Forest\u201c.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Most of the Dalma forests <\/span><b>shed leaves in the summer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> attain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> their <\/span><b>full bloom at the onset of monsoon.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Medicinal plants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like <\/span><b>Ananatmula, Satawari, Sarpgandha,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> etc. are abundant in the sanctuary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various types of trees, climbers, herbs, shrubs, and orchids are found here.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides elephants, the sanctuary has a considerable population of other wildlife like <\/span><b>barking deer, wild boar, giant squirrel, porcupine, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pangolin, sloth bear, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commonly seen birds in the sanctuary are<\/span><b> falcons, golden orioles, Indian tree pies, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">paradise fly catchers, grey hornbills, Indian peafowl, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ranchi\/dalma-wildlife-sanctuary-boosts-tourism-with-jungle-safari-and-eco-cottages\/amp_articleshow\/128043615.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is situated around the Dalma Hills on the Chottanagpur Plateau in the state of Jharkhand. 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